Influences on the choice of health professionals to practise in rural areas

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 11 I, 2007, Pages 1082-1086

  Couper, I D ^a   Hugo, J F M ^b   Conradie, H ^c   Mfenyana, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 37349116614     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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